The phone rang at 4am, jolting me awake. No, wait, 4pm. Huh? Had I slept that long? Jason was going to kill me. He’d lined up another job interview for me, and I was a perpetual no show.
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33 words, start it off with "The phone rang at 4am."
Ha! This is a great twist. :)
ReplyDeleteI like what you did with the prompt. :-)
ReplyDeletePaying with the prompt, I like it! Messing with the expectations, just like the girl who slept through another interview. Nice.
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I remember that feeling from college days! "Huh?" is exactly right.
ReplyDeleteIn a few lines, you described her personality perfectly. Well done.
ReplyDeleteWith the curtains drawn I can understand that conclusion.
ReplyDeleteHaha! Great! Nice twist, too. I especially like the title, and the ending about being a "perpetual no show." We can all relate on one side or the other, maybe even both.
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ReplyDeleteOh dear. The sound of the phone was the sound of opportunity lost.
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Argh. We all have friends or family members like that. Frustrating. And I like your time twist.
ReplyDeletethanks to all who wrote. this was a fun one to work on!
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Funny! You brought an interesting twist to the response.
ReplyDeleteOh, no! This is so fun!
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